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gorgeousness

gorgeousness

1 3.9
A state of being very beautiful or attractive
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɔrdʒəsnəs/
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  • Gratitude and mindful living all wrapped up in gorgeousness!

Not a superficial level of beauty, but but but a real like gorgeousness of the world.

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Examples

  • I cannot help but see the gorgeousness whether you're a young sapling Just starting out in life, or a maturing oak, whose leaves are beginning to turn.

  • Had the sense that any special, intense experience—a sunset, the gorgeousness of flowers, a bird soaring—was incomplete and never enough, because I was always so aware it would end that I would even look at my watch and wait for it to end.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I always feel beautiful in them and they absolutely feel like weightless gorgeousness, like nothing.

  • We spent the next 2 days just relaxing and enjoying the gorgeousness that is Provence.

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  • I mean, just look at the gorgeousness that was the updo she wore to the ALMA Awards over the weekend:

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  • On one side, we look upon the arcaded court, and through the heavy-arched veranda upon the hot gorgeousness of color outside.

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  • An outfit filled with an abundance of textures and monochromatic gorgeousness.

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  • Set to a gorgeous, almost hypnotic rolling motif by music director Christian Jacob, Buckley at the same time questions and consoles her inner self in musical gorgeousness.

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  • But what the hike lacks in, say, gently rolling hills, it more than makes up for in drop-dead gorgeousness, with icy, outsized Himalayan peaks at every turn, not least the trek's namesake.

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  • The gorgeousness of the sunset left everyone speechless.

Synonyms

good looks
vsgorgeousness
58 1.7

An attractive face and appearance people notice

is more general, covering extreme beauty beyond facial features
attractiveness
vsgorgeousness
  • NSFW
19 3.2

The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character

is specifically about very strong visual beauty
magnificence
vsgorgeousness
  • Formal
13 5.0

Great beauty that makes people feel impressed and full of wonder

is more about extreme physical attractiveness than grandeur
loveliness
vsgorgeousness
11 2.0

A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it

is more intense, indicating very strong or extreme attractiveness
prettiness
vsgorgeousness
3 1.0

A quality that makes something look beautiful, often small and delicate

is more intense, implying striking rather than gentle beauty
handsomeness
vsgorgeousness
3 3.2

The quality of having a good-looking face, often in a man

is less specific to faces, indicating very strong overall beauty
fabulousness
vsgorgeousness
1 4.4

A quality of being very impressive and wonderful

is more about sheer visual beauty rather than overall wonder
exquisiteness
vsgorgeousness
1 7.1

A very great beauty shown in delicate detail

is broader, meaning intense overall beauty rather than delicate detail
comeliness
vsgorgeousness
  • Archaic
1 8.4

Physical beauty that is pleasant to look at

is stronger, meaning extreme and attention-grabbing attractiveness
beauteousness
vsgorgeousness
  • Archaic
1 8.4

How beautiful something looks

is stronger, meaning extremely beautiful or powerfully attractive
resplendence
vsgorgeousness
  • Literature
1 9.5

A very bright and beautiful appearance that looks impressive

is similar but focuses on general extreme attractiveness rather than shine
gloriousness
vsgorgeousness
1 5.8

Great beauty or success that makes people admire something

is more narrowly about being extremely beautiful or alluring
resplendency
vsgorgeousness
  • Literature
9.3

A bright, beautiful appearance that attracts attention

is the general extreme beauty quality without stressing radiance
fabulosity
vsgorgeousness
  • Slang
9.0

A very stylish and impressive appearance that draws attention

is focused on strong visual beauty without the style emphasis
irresistibleness
vsgorgeousness
7.8

A quality that makes people want something so much they cannot say no

is about extreme beauty but not necessarily unstoppable attraction
appealingness
vsgorgeousness
6.3

The quality of being attractive and making people want something

is stronger, indicating very high degree of visual attractiveness
sightliness
vsgorgeousness
6.7

How pleasant something looks to people

is more powerful, implying remarkable beauty rather than mild pleasantness
picturesqueness
vsgorgeousness
8.1

A way a place or scene looks when it is very attractive like a picture

is broader, meaning extreme beauty not limited to scenic charm

Antonyms

16 1.4

A quality of being unpleasant to look at

The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing

How Beautiful

magnificence
  • Formal
13 5.0
gorgeousness
1 3.9
beauty
847 1.0
prettiness
3 1.0
plainness
1 3.5

Surface Forms

gorgeousness singular

Morphology

gorgeousness = gorgeous (transparent) = gorgeous + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'gorgeous' using the productive suffix '-ness', so learners who know 'gorgeous' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word gorgeousness comes from gorgeous, which came from an old French word meaning 'showy' or 'splendid'. A helpful way to remember this is the old link to gorge meaning 'throat', because people used fine clothes and necklaces there to look splendid. So, gorgeousness means the quality of being very beautiful and impressive.